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FIRST LION TO FLY TINTED

First Lion To Fly Tinted (1925)

Miss A. Hughes brings her pet lion cub home by aeroplane. Orange...

SPEECH BY HUGH GAITSKELL

Speech By Hugh Gaitskell (1948)

Fuel Minister Hugh Gaitskell defends withdrawal of basic petrol...

DONCASTER AIR-PORT aka DONCASTER AIRPORT

Doncaster Air-Port AKA Doncaster Airport (1934)

Lord Lonsdale opens a new airport at Doncaster.

CRANWELL DESIGNED HOVERCRAFT

Cranwell Designed Hovercraft (1963)

Cranwell cadets complete and demonstrate a small hovercraft CH 1.

H.M. SUBMARINE

H.M. Submarine "Thrasher" (1943)

Officers and crew of HM submarine 'Thrasher' going on leave.

NEW THAMES PORT

New Thames Port (1928)

Lord Queenborough opens the Port of Queenborough in Kent.

RECORD FLIGHT - NEW YORK - PARIS - MOSCOW

Record Flight - New York - Paris - Moscow (1938)

Howard Hughes arrives in Paris on his world record...

 

 

WHEELS AND WHIRLS

Wheels And Whirls (1933)

Slapstick entertainers "the Hughes family" perform their cycling routine.

UNITED STATES AIR RECORD LNER

United States Air Record Lner (1938)

Major Alexander De Sevesky breaks the record for the fastest...

CYPRUS PEACE IN SIGHT

Cyprus Peace In Sight (1959)

Archbishop Makarios arrives in London and attends Cyprus peace talks.

MAKARIOS ACCLAIMED

Makarios Acclaimed (1959)

Archbishop Makarios receives huge welcome on his return to Cyprus.

HUGH AND NYE SEE RUSSIA

Hugh And Nye See Russia (1959)

Nye Bevan and Hugh Gaitskell visit Russian Exhibition of National...

WORLD'S LARGEST PLANE

World's Largest Plane (1946)

Howard Hughes' experimental flying boat on back of large truck.

HUGH GAITSKELL ARRIVES IN US

Hugh Gaitskell Arrives In Us (1956)

Labour Party Leader Hugh Gaitskell and wife arrive at Idlewild...

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey (1930-1939)

American pilot Howard Hughes with his plane after the fastest trans-American flight.

US FLIGHT RECORD

Us Flight Record (1936)

Howard Hughes flies from California to Newark in 9 hours 27 minutes.

AMERICAN AIR RECORD - INTERVIEW WITH PILOT

American Air Record - Interview With Pilot (1938)

Interview with Howard Hughes after he has set a...

B.O.A.C. CREW FOR ROYAL FLIGHT TO CANADA

B.O.A.C. Crew For Royal Flight To Canada (1951)

CUs of B.O.A.C. Stratocruiser crew for the Royal...

SUB: 14 YEAR OLD AVIATOR

Sub: 14 Year Old Aviator (1934)

17 year old boy pilot & 20 year old girl pilot.

NEWS FROM U.S.A. - TITO GUEST ON

News From U.S.A. - Tito Guest On "Coral Sea" - California - The World's Largest... (1952)

Marshal...

QUEEN TOURS JAMAICA

Queen Tours Jamaica (1953)

Latest pictures of Her Majesty's tour of Jamaica.

THE PIDDINGTONS KEEP MILLIONS GUESSING

The Piddingtons Keep Millions Guessing (1950)

A radio thought transference act are filmed passing...

'TIRPITZ' SOUVENIR COMMEMORATES RAF EXPLOIT

'tirpitz' Souvenir Commemorates RAF Exploit (1950)

RAF Bomber Command receive a souvenir of the...

10 YEARS OF JETS

10 Years Of Jets (1951)

Sir Frank Whittle is honoured at dinner to celebrate 10 years of the jet plane....

IN CAPT. COOK'S FOOTSTEPS

In Capt. Cook's Footsteps (1950)

Miss Australia visits Whitby and English people set off for a new life...

PREMIER'S DRAMATIC PEACE BID

Premier's Dramatic Peace Bid (1958)

Good coverage of Macmillan's attempts to find peace in Cyprus.

AVIATION - GIANT TRANSPORT SPANS CONTINENT IN RECORD TIME aka HOWARD HUGHES...

Aviation - Giant Transport Spans Continent In Record Time AKA Howard Hughes... (1943)

Footage...

BRITAIN REMEMBERS THE FEW

Britain Remembers The Few (1949)

A fly past of air force planes above London is an act of remembrance...

SCILLY ISLES

Scilly Isles (1963)

A tour of the idyllic Scilly Isles.

EVEREST AIR EXPEDITION

Everest Air Expedition (1933)

British team set off from Heston to fly over Mt. Everest.

WORLD CRISIS AND YOU

World Crisis And You (1946)

Britain gets loan from U.S.A., talks break down in Paris, and flying speed...

THE QUEEN AND DUKE IN DEVON

The Queen And Duke In Devon (1956)

Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh visit Eggesford, Barnstaple...

THE

The "Many" Honour The "Few" - Battle Of Britain Anniversary (1954)

Ex Battle of Britain pilots...

FOCUS ON THE EAST

Focus On The East (1959)

Prince Philip leaves for India, Marshal Tito visits India, Prince Akihito...

 ROYAL TOUR OF CANADA

Royal Tour Of Canada (1951)

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip on Royal Tour of Canada.

LAND OF MY FATHERS

Land Of My Fathers (1934)

Welsh travelogue - images of Wales accompany songs by the Glanhowy Singers.

REVIEW OF 1958

Review Of 1958 (1958)

Compilation of library material making up a retrospective of 1958 news events.